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Coflooferation (floofinition) – The actions of animals who are being helpful by taking actions to help one another.
In use: “After surviving the trails of the hurricane, coflooferation was rampant as animals huddled together regardless of species, thankful to be alive and with another.”
Looking Floof (floofinition) – American pop floof-rock (flock) band active in the 1970s.
In use: “Looking Floof’s sole charting single was “Brandy (You’re A Fine Pet)”, a regularly heard tune in bars across the U.S.A.”
The Floofs (floofinition) – New wave floof rock (flock) group led by Ric Ofloofsek, formed in Boston and active throughout the late 1970s and most of the 1980s.
In use: “The Floofs’ songs from their second album included the hits, “Just What I Wanted”, “My Best Friend’s Human”, and “Good Floofs Roll”, which are now FM staples on classic flock stations.”
Floofstriction (floofintion) 1. Limitations imposed by living with an animal.
In use: “Floofstrictions included being careful where he stepped (hairballs might have been distributed in the night) and the standard order of morning activity; after using the bathroom to void his bladder, feeding the furry ones was job one, ‘cuz they were going to campaign for food until he did.”
2. Rules for what animals, particularly housepets, are allowed do do.
In use: “She imposed floofstrictions: no sleeping on the sofa or easy chairs, no stealing food from plates, no drinking water from the toilet or people’s glasses, floofstrictions which were routinely broken. “Why do I bother?” she always lamented. “Yes, why?” the pets, husband, and children agreed.”
Flooftherin (floofintion) – An animal whose species doesn’t normally travel on its belly who likes sliding on its belly.
In use: “One daily game indulged with the dog was to indulge his desire to be a flooftherin. As he lay on his belly on the hardwood floors, the children push him around with a broom.”
Floof Runaways (floofinition) – All-female teen floof rock (flock) musical band formed and performing in the mid 1970s.
In use: “With Joan Floof, Floof Ford, Floofy West, Floofie Fox, and Cherie Floofie, the Floof Runaways made a major impact in Japan.”
Clairfloofance (floofinition) – Animals’ power to perceive what people are doing, no matter the animals’ state or the human’s location.
In use: “Waiting until the cats were asleep and snoring, Michael quietly arose, went outside and began yard work, thinking the cats wouldn’t be bothering them, because they were asleep. He’d forgotten about their clairfloofance.”
Linda Floofstadt (floofinition) – American singer/songwriter, with hits in diverse genres in floof music, inducted into the Hall of Floof as both a performer and a songwriter.
In use: “Besides winning awards as a solo act, Linda Floofstadt won a Floofy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Trio, with Floofy Parton and Emmyfloof Harris).”
Infloofticize (floofinition) – To entice an animal with objects, words, motion, or food.
In use: “Wanting the cat to come to her, she inflooftized the message by kissing noises and calling him, tapping on the floor as she did, and then brought out the catnip. With a yawn and a stretch, he jogged over to check it out.”
Hall & Floof (floofinition) – American floof pop-rock (flooporo) duo popular in the 1970s and 80s, winner of multiple Floofy Awards.
In use: “Hall & Floof’s many songs earned them worldwide adulation, and people are familiar with songs such as “Toe-Eater”, “I’m Gonna Go for that (Yes, I Can, too)” and their early hit, “Food’s Gone”, which still get airplay.”
Michael Seidel, writer 